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(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. E. F. TILLEY. BEDSTEAD IRON.

No. 550,854. Patented Dec. 3, 1895.

WITNESSES.

A rromv'E rs.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDlVlN F. TILLEY, OF NEW' YORK, N. Y.

BEDSTEAD-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 550,854, dated December3, 1895. A li ti fil d June 25, 1895. Serial No. 553,997. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWIN F. TILLEY, of New York city, in the county andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBedstead-Irons, of which the following is a full, clear, and eX- actdescription.

The invention relates to a device for attaching tubular or other ironbed-posts to the side rails thereof; and the main object of theinvention is to provide a construction which will make it possible tosecure the said parts with absolute rigidity, so that they will beallowed no possible play.

It is also an object of the invention to make the parts as simple anddurable as possible; and with these several ends in view the inventionconsists in certain peculiar features of construction, which will behereinafter described, and finally embodied in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of portions of a bed-post andside rail and showing them joined by means of the bedsteadiron, the siderail in this case being of the form usually made in wood. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of the same parts, the view being taken from theopposite side. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one section of the ironshown in Figs. 1 and 2, the same being illustrated as secured to theside rail. Fig. 41.- is a perspective view of the remaining section ofthe said iron and showing said section detached from the other parts.Fig. 5 is a hori zontal section taken through the parts when arranged asin Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 6 is aperspective view of my improved device,showing slight variations in the form thereof which permit it to beapplied to a bed having angleiron side rails. Fig. 7 is a cross-sectionof the same. Fig. 8 is a plan view of one section of this varied form,and Fig. 9 is a horizontal sectional view of the same.

In constructing the form of my invention shown in Figs. 1 to 5 I providetwo sections A and B. The section A is rectangular in form and providedwith a series of openings receiving screws 10, which are passed throughthe section A and into the wooden side rail 11, it being in connectionwith such a side rail that the form referred to is adapted for use. Thesection A is thus rigidly secured to the outer side of the side rail 11,and the said section is formed with a horizontal and central rib 12, thesame being V-shaped in crosssection and projecting from the outer faceof the section A. The remaining section B comprises a flat portion 14;,which is for the greater part of the same size and shape as the sectionA and is formed with a V-shaped groove 15 in its inner face, the saidgroove receiving the rib 12, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5.

The part 14 of the section B is rigidly secured on the section A bymeans of a bolt 16, passed through an opening 17, formed in the sectionB, and through acorresponding opening 16, formed in the section A, thebolt be ing held in place by means of a nut on its inner end, asillustrated in Fig. 5.

The outer end of the part 14 of the section B has form ed integraltherewith an inwardlyextending shoulder 19, which has a plain rear facebearing snugly against the outer extremity ofthe section A and againstthe corresponding portion of the side rail 11.

The outer end of the section B is provided with a projection 20, whichis contiguous to the shoulder 19 and which has formed in its outer sidea semicircular and vertically-disposed groove 21, the same receiving thevertical post 22 of the bed. The post 22 is preferably tubular in form,such being the usual construction of the posts in iron bedsteads, and isrigidly secured in the groove 21 by .means of a bolt 23, which passesthrough the arm 20 and through the post, as illustrated in Fig. 5.

The form of my invention which is adapted for use in connection withangle-iron side rails retains the essential features of theabove-described form and comprises a section A, similar to the section Aof Figs. 1 to 5, and a section B, which has the essentialfeatures of thefirst-described section B and which differs therefrom only in thevertical extent of the projecting arm 20 and shoulder 19. This isnecessary because of the narrow character of the side rail when formedof iron, which makes it necessary to reduce the width of the sections Aand B and accordinglyenlarge the other parts.

The section A in Figs. 6 to 9 is provided with two screw-openings 24,through which screws 25 respectively pass, the said screws being tappedinto the side rail 26, whereby the section A is secured in place. Thesection A is also formed with a central opening 27, the same beingadapted to receive the screw 28, which is passed through a correspondingopening in the section B and which is also tapped into the side rail 26.Thus it will be seen that the two sections are rigidly secured to eachother and that the section A is rigidly secured to the side rail, therib 12 and groove 15 of these parts being similar to those beforedescribed and serving the same functions. The shoulder 19 and arm 20 inthis form also serve the same functions above described, and furtherdescription thereof will be unnecessary.

The purpose of the groove 15 and rib 12 is to assist the bolts 18 or 28in securing the two plates together and in rendering them incapable ofindependent movement, and it will be seen that by means of the twoplates having these parts forced together independent movement of theplates is absolutely impos sible.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A bedstead iron, consisting of two sections, one ofwhich is formed with a horizontal and outwardly projecting rib andadapted to be rigidly secured to the side rail of a bedstead, and theother section being formed with a plain portion lying against andadapted to be rigidly secured to the first section and having a groovereceiving the rib thereof, the second section also having an inwardlyeX- tending shoulder lying against the outer edge of the first sectionand the corresponding edge of the side rail, and an arm projectinglongitudinally of the section and contiguous to the shoulder, the saidarm being formed with a vertically extending groove adapted to receivethe adjacent post of the bedstead, substantially as described.

2. Abedstead iron, comprising two sections one of which is formed with arib on its outer face and adapted to be secured to the side rail of thebedstead, and the other section being formed with a groove receiving therib of the first section and with a second groove receiving the post,the two sections being bolted together, substantially as described.

3. A bedstead iron formed of two sections, one of which is adapted to berigidly secured to the side rail of a bedstead, and formed with a rib onits outer face, the other section being formed with an arm adapted to beconnected to the post, and also having a groove receiving the rib of thefirst section, the two sections being adapted for rigid connection witheach other, substantially as described.

4. A bedstead iron, consisting of two sections, one of which is adaptedto be rigidly secured to the side rail of a bedstead, and formed with arib on its outer face, the second section comprising a part similar tothe first section and having a groove receiving the rib thereof, thesection also having an arm and shoulder extending from its outer eX-tremity, the said arm and shoulder being projected vertically beyond theedges of the first section, and the arm being formed with a groove forreceiving the post of the bedstead, substantially as described.

EDWIN F. TILLEY. Witnesses:

FRANK A. HALL, EDWARD J. CLARK.

